Natural History and Outcome of ...
Background Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia is a genetic disease characterized by teleangiectasias involving virtually every organ. There are l ...
CT Portography with Gastric Var ...
Background N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBCA) injection is used for treating gastric varices (GV). Determining the degree of obliteration of GV is not r ...
Performance Parameters of the C ...
Background Autoimmune hepatitis is defined by a conventional battery of autoantibodies that may also be present in other liver diseases. Aims To de ...
Corticosteroids Modulate Angiog ...
Aims The aim of this study was to compare angiogenic factors in serum levels of active ulcerative colitis (UC) patients and in healthy controls, and ...
Reduced Effectiveness of Standa ...
Background The low rate of deceased donor organ donation limits the availability of life-saving transplants. Transplant candidate caregivers are an ...
Eradication of Hepatitis C Viru ...
Background The effect of a sustained virological response (SVR) to interferon (IFN) on clinical outcomes of hepatitis C virus (HCV)–related cirrhosi ...
Septic Thrombophlebitis of the ...
Aim Our purpose was to review the clinical and imaging findings in a series of patients with septic thrombophlebitis of the portal venous system in ...
Differentiation-Inducing Activi ...
Background Hydroxycamptothecin (HCPT) is an antitumor agent that can induce differentiation in human cancer cells. Recent evidence indicates that si ...
Non-Invasive Index for Predicti ...
Background/Aims The majority of non-invasive markers of liver fibrosis have been developed in patients with chronic hepatitis C. We aimed to develop ...
U.S. Multicenter Pilot Study of ...
Background Patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 (HCV-1) and difficult-to-treat characteristics respond poorly to pegylated interferon alfa a ...
Adverse Effects of Long-Term Pr ...
Proton pump inhibitors have an excellent safety profile and have become one of the most commonly prescribed class of drugs in primary and specialty ...
Lack of Grafted Liver Rejuvenat ...
Background A grafted donor liver should grow and survive under the different conditions presented by a liver transplantation recipient. It has remai ...
Serial Pulse Oximetry in Hepato ...
Background/Aim The natural history of hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is poorly characterized and how hypoxemia develops and progresses over time is ...
Does Anesthesiologist-Directed ...
Objectives While some gastroenterologists provide their own sedation for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), others utilize anest ...
Donor Hepatectomy for Living Do ...
Background and Aim Complications associated with live liver donor surgery should be minimized. There is little information on the impact of team exp ...
The Effects of Angiotensin Bloc ...
Background Therapies that can slow the progression of liver fibrosis in chronic liver disease are needed. Evidence suggests that the renin-angiotens ...
Impact of Preexisting Diabetes ...
Background Preexisting diabetes mellitus (DM) has been reported to have an adverse consequence on patient prognosis after liver transplantation in t ...
Unusual Case of Small Cell Gast ...
Background Small cell carcinomas are among the most aggressive, poorly differentiated, and highly malignant of the neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Of ...
Pringle Maneuver Deteriorates G ...
Background Large volume radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of the liver disrupts intestinal mucosa barrier with subsequent bacterial translocation. Aims ...
Comparison of Right Lobe Donor ...
Introduction Right lobe donor hepatectomy (RLDH) is a potential source of liver allografts given the ongoing shortage of deceased donor organs avail ...
Role of Radial Endosonography i ...
Background and Study Aim We aimed to assess radial endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) features of the bile duct wall as well as biliary luminal liquid char ...
The Clinical Utility and Limita ...
Background CA19-9 is a tumor marker for pancreatic cancer, cholangiocarcinoma, and other malignancies. However, its sensitivity and specificity is s ...
Knowledge of Hepatocellular Car ...
Background Screening of high-risk patients for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) may result in early diagnosis and improved outcomes. Our aim was to as ...
The Prevalence of Cationic Tryp ...
Background The main cause of chronic pancreatitis (CP) is excessive alcohol consumption. On the other hand, only 5–10% of heavy drinkers develop chr ...
Drug-Induced Autoimmune-Like He ...
The clinical phenotype of classical autoimmune hepatitis can be mimicked by idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury, and differentiation can be diff ...